National Geographic Society

The Society’s All Roads Film Project awards seed grants to indigenous filmmakers for film projects by and about indigenous and underrepresented minority-culture filmmakers from all reaches of the globe. Of particular interest are projects where filmmakers bring their lives and communities to light through first-person storytelling. The grant program is open to indigenous and underrepresented minority culture filmmakers, as well as filmmakers who can demonstrate that they have been designated by indigenous or minority communities to tell their story. Submission deadlines are quarterly on the 15th of March, June, September, and December. Additional information including an online application is available on the Web site. Applications should be detailed enough to project a confident and well-developed story idea to the reviewers.